Seat-cover for water-closets, &amp;c.



G. G. SUTHERLAND.

SEAT COVER FOR WATER GLOSETS, 6w.

APPLICATION I'ILED MAR. 26, 1908.

Patented May 4, 1909.

CHARLES G. SUTHERLAND, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SEAT-COVER FOR WATER-CLOSETS, &c.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed March 26, 1908. Serial No. 423,414.

water closets and the like, and its primary object is to provide simple and efficient means for the prevention of the spread of disease or vermin through the use by per sons of water closets in public places such 1 for example as hotels, railway stations and the like.

A further object of the said invention is the provision of a seat cover for the above purpose which shall be simple, inexpensive, easily placed on and removed from the seat, and one which will stayin position on the seat as long as. this is desired, without the use of extra retaining devices outside of the cover itself.

lVith the above ends in view my said invention consists in the novel structure herein described and more particularly pointed out in the accompanying claims.

In order to more fully describe my said invention reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, wherein thesame parts are indicated by similar numerals throughout the several views, and wherein,

Figure 1, represents in perspective a water closet seat provided with a form of my improved cover; Fig. 2, a perspective view of said cover removed from the seat, and Fig.

' 3, anenlarged section taken along line 33 Fig. 2.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawing my improved seat cover comprises a body portion 1 of cloth, paper or other suitable material provided with an opening2 to register with the opening in the seat.

. to the body portion 1 is an apron 4 adapted to ,extenddownward over the outer edge of the seat. 7

The apron 4 terminates on each side of the seatnear the rear thereof, and between its ends the body portion 1. forms a flap 5 adapted to extend across the rear of the seat.

If the seat cover is madev of textile fabric, the aprons 3 and i are preferably stitched to the main body portion 1; if of paper, they may be pasted on said body portion, or, these aprons may be formed in any other suitable way.

The aprons 8 and at perform the two fold function of providing a protecting covering around the edges of the seat and providing retaining means which will effectually hold the cover in position on the seat, preventing the same fromrising up or slipping from side to side.

Devices of this character if made of textile fabric may be readily removed for washing and replaced by clean ones. If made of tissue paper they may be folded into very small packages and dispensed to users.

In the accompanying claims I use the term fabric in its eneric sense to include not only textile fabric, but paper of any kind.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. A seat cover for water closets and the like, comprising a fabric body portion to rest upon the top of the seat and having an opening to register with the opening in the seat, provided with two substantially concentric aprons, one arranged to extend around said opening and downward into the seat opening, and the other around the outer edge of said body portion arranged to extend downward over the outer edge of the seat around the front and sides thereof said aprons extending in a direction substantially at right angles to the body of the cover and adapted by their engagement with the outer and inner edges respectively of the seat to hold said cover in position on said seat independently of other retaining means, each of said covers constituting a single unit, substantially as described.

2. A seat cover for-water closets and the like, co uprising a fabric body portion to rest up n "the top of the seat and having an opening to register with the opening in the seat an annular apron comprising a strip of fabric secured to the said body portion around the edge of said opening therein and adapted to extend downward into the opening 1n said seat, and an apron comprising a strip of fabric secured to said body portion around its outer edge and adapted seat to hold said cover in position on said 10 to extend over the outer edge of the seat seat independently of other retaining means,

around the front and sides thereof, the said each of said covers constituting a single unit.

body portion terminating at its rear in a flap In testimony whereof I aflix my signature formed between the ends of the outer apron in presence of two Witnesses.

said aprons extending in a direction sub- CHARLES Gr. SUTHERLAND. stantially at right angles to the body of the Witnesses: cover and 'ada ted by their engagement with FRANCIS S. MAGUIRE,

' the outer and inner edges respectively of the WILLIAM W. CHADWIQK. 

